Folding bed and cabinet.



PATENTED JAN. 9, 1906.

N. LUI.

FOLDING BED AND CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 29, 1905.

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No. 809,710. PA'TENTED JAN. 9, 1906.

' N. LUI;

FOLDING BED AND CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 29, 1905.

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FOLDING BED Specification of Letters Patent.

NEW YORK, N. Y.

AND CABINET.

Patented Jan. 9, 1906,

Application filed August 29, 1905- Serial No. 276,212.

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, NATHAN LUI, a subject of the Czar of Russia, and a resident of New York city, borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Beds and Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new article of furniture which comprises, essentially, a folding bed and a cabinet, the latter being also adapted for use as a desk or bureau.

So far as I am aware, folding beds are at present so constructed as to render necessary an unduly high combination structure when they are in their collapsed or folded position.

It has been my object to provide a folding bed requiring much less space in the room for stowing and which can be so constructed and arranged that free use will be left of the cabinet.

The essential feature of my device resides in the fact that my cabinet is made in sections and so arranged that the upper sections can be swung over the base-section to the floor, where they can be utilized for the support of the bed-mattress. The footboard and supporting-posts for the lower half of the mattress are arranged on pivoted brace-bars, so that they may be maintained in a vertical position and folded into the back of the cabinet.

I have illustrated my invention in the accompanying two sheets of drawings, in which I have indicated like parts by like characters of reference. All arrangements or structure of parts possible within scope of the claims are of course not shown in these drawings, but would occur to any mechanic skilled in the art.

In the drawings, Figure l is an end elevation showing the cabinet with its topmost portion in desk form, the whole presenting the article as it appears when the bed is not in use. Fig. 2 is a detail view showing the bureau plate or attachment which is carried by the footboard in the manner hereinafter described and which would appear in Fig. 1 above the topmost section had this figure not been drawn on so large a scale. Fig. 3 is a side elevation, the dotted lines showing the upper sections of the cabinet and the lower portion of the bed being swung to their extended positions. Fig. 4 shows the article of furniture in use as a bed with the parts extended. Fig. 5 is a top plan view showing the mattress and connections, parts, however,

being broken away to more readily show the relation of the cabinet-sections to the bed structure.

1 indicates the base-section of the cabinet mounted on suitable casters 2 for readily moving the article of furniture about the room. 3 indicates the upper section of the cabinet, both sections of which may be provided with drawers or hinged doors 4:, as in the present instance. I pause here to remark that the sections may of course be constructed of different size, and there may be a plurality of upper sections without departing from the spirit of my invention. In this specification I use the terms upper and topmost sections for convenience in phraseology.

At the upper rear corners 5 of the basesection is pivoted a mattress-frame 6, here shown in the form of an angle-bar having the part 7, Fig. 5, cut away, so that the rearward movement of the mattress-frame when it is moved to an upright position may be limited by striking the top of the base-section. Pivoted to the mattress-frame at the points 8 and 9 are the brace-bars 10 and 11, respectively, each of which is pivoted at 12 and 13 to the vertical posts 14, carrying the usual footboard. The extension-bars of frame 6 serve to support the mattress-frame in its extended position and maintain the posts in a vertical plane when they are moved from the extended to the upright position. On the rear face of the posts I secure the gudgeons 15, which are adapted to receive the uprights 16, Fig. 2,

carrying the bureau-plate 17, which can be' provided with a mirror and accessories, as desired.

To utilize the upper sections of the cabinet for supporting the bed-mattress and at the same time to keep them connected to the basesection and to present when in their normal position a proper appearance in the room, I provide means for swinging them over the base-section to the same horizontal plane as the latter. To this end I provide the extension-bars 18 and 19, pivoted to the lower and upper forward corners of the base-section at 20 and 21, respectively. These extension-bars are pivotally connected at 22 and 23 to the frame 24, provided with the bottom strip25, which maintains the upper section in a horizontal plane as it swings to and from the floor. The frame 24 carries the upper section .3 by means of the support 26, here shown as a pin which works-in the guide 27, formed on the sides of the upper section and which allows time of the base-section.

the upper section a horizontal play in the frame by which it is carried.

The upper pair of extension-bars 19 are continued at an incline, as indicated best in Figs. 3 and 4, and on the inclined continuation is formed a topmost section 28. The continuation of the upper extension-bars is here shown in an inclined form, because the topmost section is intended to be used as a desk, of which the continuation will form the front side when the cabinet is in its normal position. If the topmost section were used for other purposes, of course the continuation of the extension-bars could be differently formed to suit convenience.

The downwardly-swinging lid 29 for the topmost or desk section is hung on the pivot 23 of the upper extension-bars and the frame. The topmost section when in a position of rest allows a portion 30 of the upper section to project forwardly from it, and this portion conveniently serves as a stop for the lid.

When the sections of the cabinet and the lower part ofthe folding bed havebeen swung or moved to their extended position, the mattress 31 is ready to be stretched in position. It is preferably permanently attached to the lower mattress-frame; but to render it collapsible into a smaller space I support the upper portion of the mattress by the strips 32, hinged at 33 to the base-section and pro vided with a plurality of hinges 34, which enable the strips to be folded back on themselves. On the upper extensionbars and the topmost section I provide means for securing the'strips in their extended position. may'take any convenient form'-as, for example, the pins 35 on the bars and top section, which fit into the holes 36, formed in strips.

From the foregoing description it is thought the operation of this new article of furniture will be readily understood. During the daytime it will appear in the form which is shown in Fig. l, with the cabinet-sections adapted for books, clothes, &c., the topmost section for a desk or bureau. If it is desired to transform the cabinet into a folding bed, the frame 6 is swung down on its pivot 5 to the position shown in Fig. 4:. The upper section is then moved forward on its support until the frame 24 can be swung forwardly and downwardly to the same horizontal plane as the base-section, the horizontal play allowed by the guide on the upper section permitting its free clear- During this movement of the extension-bars supporting the frame and upper section the topmost section 28, which is carried by the upper extensionbars, has been inverted to the position shown in Fig. 4:, where the inclined portion, which heretofore served as the front face of the desk, can now be conveniently used in its inclined position as a head-rest for the bed. The parts having been extended in the manner just indicated, the upper portion of the mattress is Thisstretched over the sections of the cabinet and secured to the upper extension-bars and top most section in the manner already specified.

It will thus be seen that by utilizing the upper portions of my cabinet for the support of my bed-mattress I can secure a proper length of bed without necessitating so high an article of furniture when the bed is folded up. In small rooms or apartments the fact that -this one article of furniture combines a desk, bureau, cabinet, and bed will be found a very great convenience, and it can be cheaply constructed and yet present a proper appearance ina room during the day-time.

What is claimed is 1. In an article of the'character set-forth, a base-section, a mattress-frame pivoted thereto, posts, a bureau-plate carried thereby, and brace-bars pivotally connected to said posts and frame and adapted to support the latter.

2. In an article of the character set forth, a base-section, a mattress-frame pivoted thereto, vertical posts, gudgeons formed on saidposts, uprights adaptedto engage withsaid 'gudgeons, a bureau-plate carried by the uprights, brace-bars pivotally connected to said posts and frame and adapted tosupport thelatter, and means for limiting the rearward movement of the frame when itis moved to its upright position.

3. In an article of thecharacter set forth, a base-section, an upper section, a frame carrying the upper section and adapted to maintain it in a horizontal plane, means adapted to allow horizontal play in the frame for said section, and means adapted to swing the frame and upper section over the base-section to the floor.

4. In an article of the character set forth, a 'base section, a frame pivotally connected to the said base-section and adapted to swing over it to the floor, an upper section, a support therefor carried by the frame, and guides formed in the sides of the upper section adapted to allow it horizontal play on its support on the frame.

5. In an article of the character set forth, a base-section, a frame pivotally connected to the said base-section and adapted to swing over it to the floor, an upper section, a support IIO therefor carried by the frame, and guides formed in the sides of the upper section adapted to allow it'horizontal play on its support on the frame, said frame being adapted to maintain the upper section in ahorizontal plane as it swings to and from the floor.

6. In an article of the character set forth, a base-section, a frame pivotally connected to the said base-section and adapted to swing over it to the floor, an upper section, a support therefor carried by the frame, and guides formed in the sides of the upper section adapted to allow it horizontal play on its support on the frame.

7 In an article of the character described,

a base-section, an upper section, a frame carrying said upper section, upper and lower extension-bars pivoted to said frame and basesection, and a topmost section formed on a continuation of the upper pair of extensionbars.

8. In an article of the character described, a base-section, an upper section, a frame carrying said upper section, upperand lower extension-bars pivoted to said frame and basesection, and a topmost section formed on an inclined continuation of the upper pair of extension-bars.

9. In an article of the character set forth, a base-section, an upper section, a frame carrying said upper section, upper and lower extension-bars pivoted to said frame and basesection, a topmost section formed on an inclined continuation of the upper pair of extension-bars, and a downwardly-swinging lid hung on the pivot of the upper extension-bars and frame.

10. In an article of the character set forth, a base-section, an upper section, a frame carrying said upper section, upper and lower extension-bars pivoted to said frame and basesection, a topmost section formed on an inclined continuation of the upper pair of extensionbars, a downwardly-swinging lid hung on the pivot of the upper extension-bars and frame, and a stop for said lid.

11. In an article of the character set forth, a base-section, a mattress, supporting-strips for the same hinged to the base-section, and a plurality of hinges formed in the side strips adapted to permit them to be folded back on themselves.

12. In an article of the character set forth, a base-section, an upper section, a frame carrying the upper section, extension-bars pivoted to said frame and base-section adapted to swing the upper section over the base-section to the floor, a mattress supporting-strips for the same hinged to the base-section and provided with a plurality of hinges, and means adapted to secure the strips in their extended position when the upper section has been swung over to the floor.

13. In an article of the character set forth, a base-section, an upper section, a frame carrying said upper section, upper and lower extension-bars pivoted to said frame and basesection, a topmost section formed of an inclined continuation of the upper pair of extension-bars, a mattress, supporting-strips therefor hinged to the base-section and provided with a plurality of hinges, and means adapted to secure the strips to the upper extension-bars and topmost section when in its extended position.

1 1. In an article of the character set forth, a base-section, an upper section, a frame carrying said upper section, upperand lower extension-bars pivoted to said frame and basesection, a topmost section formed on an inclined continuation of the upper pair of extension-bars, a mattress, a mattress-frame hinged to the base-section and having its side portions provided with a plurality of hinges, pins on the upper pair of extension-bars and the topmost section, and apertures in the mattress-frame adapted to engage with said pinsto secure the mattress-frame when in its extended position.

15. In an article of the character set forth, a base-section, upper sections, means adapted to swing the upper sections over and to the same horizontal plane as the base-section, a mattress-frame pivoted to the base-section, posts, means adapted to support the mattressframe in its extended position and to maintain the posts in a vertical plane when they are moved from the extended to the upright position.

16. In an article of the character set forth, a base-section, an upper section, a frame carrying the upper section, extension-bars pivoted to the frame and base-section adapted to swing the upper section over the base-section to the floor, a mattress-frame pivoted to the base-section, posts, and brace-bars pivotally connected to said posts and frame and adapted to support the latter.

17 In an article of the character set forth, a base-section, an upper section, a frame carrying the upper section and adapted to maintain it in a horizontal plane, means adapted to allow horizontal play in the frame for said section, extension-bars pivoted to the frame and base-section adapted to swing the frame and upper section over the base-section to the floor, a mattress-frame pivoted to the basesection, posts, and brace-bars pivotally conneoted to said posts and mattress frame adapted to support the latter.

18. In an article of the character described, a base-section, an upper section, a frame carrying said upper section, upper and lower extension-bars pivoted to said frame and basesection, a topmost section formed on an inclined continuation of the upper pair of ex tension-bars, a mattress-frame pivoted to the base-section, posts, brace-bars pivotally connected to said posts and mattress-frame and adapted to support the latter, supportingstrips for said mattress hinged to the basesection and provided with a plurality of hinges, and means on the upper pair of extension-bars and topmost section adapted to secure the supporting-strips in their extended position.

Signed at New York city this 21st day of August, 1905.

NATHAN LUI.

Witnesses:

RAYMOND C. SPAULDING, AxEL V. BEEKEN. 

